Health and Life Sciences Showcase 2026

Date
Thursday September 24, 2026
Location
Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel
2008 Airport Road NE, Calgary, Alberta
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On September 24, 2026, BioAlberta will host the annual Health and Life Sciences Showcase (HLSS), to be held in Calgary at the Airport Marriott Hotel. 

HLSS will also include BioAlberta’s Investor Engagement Summit, where Alberta companies will showcase their technologies to a panel of investors, plus receive one-on-one advice from the investors present.
After the day’s business is complete, join us for Alberta’s premier networking event for life science professionals, BioAlberta’s Networking Dinner and Awards, where we will celebrate the winners of BioAlberta’s Company of the Year, Science and Technology Innovation, and Vista Award.

Tickets

Member PricingNon-Member Pricing
HLSS Day-Only$150$185
Dinner Only$240$295
HLSS + Dinner (Best rate)$325$395
Prices are in Canadian dollars and exclude taxes and transaction fees

Health & Life Sciences Showcase

Panel Discussions

Guest Speakers

Investor Engagement Summit (Pitch Event)

BioAlberta Annual General Meeting

Networking Reception

Awards Dinner

… and more!

Investor Engagement Summit

BioAlberta’s Health and Life Sciences Showcase provides valuable opportunities for Alberta innovators to pitch for investment.

Our Investor Engagement Summit offers innovators valuable opportunities to meet with investors one-on-one, with dedicated time to discuss your technology, business, and growth plans, gain feedback, and build relationships that can lead to future investment opportunities.

Companies will also have the opportunity to pitch their business to a panel of investors, showcasing their innovation while receiving questions and insights from experienced investors in a collaborative setting.

Schedule

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12:00 - 12:30

TBD

BioAlberta AGM

1:00 - 4:30

Investor Engagement Summit – Crystal Room

Investor Pitches & Presentations​

Investor Panel: What Are Investors Looking​ For From Companies Seeking Funding?

Jean-Francois Pariseau

Investor,
Amplitude Ventures

Konstantin Kostov

Investor,
Clairvoyance Capital

Chris Piedmonte

Investor,
NeoTerra Capital

Dania Moazzam

Vice President,
RBCx

Paras Sharma

Investor,
BDC
1:00 - 2:00

Glacier Room

The Important Role of Industry Clinical Trials in Improving the Health and Well-Being of Albertans

Ryan Mercer

Director, Clinical Trial Innovation,
Alberta Innovates

David Park

Director,
Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Sabine Moritz

Executive Director, Alberta FAST,
University of Calgary

Jennifer Buckley

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Research Transformation,
Innovative Medicines Canada

Maria Ribeiro Morales

Site Engagement Senior Manager,
Amgen

Monisha Nundy

National Operations Strategist,
Bayer

Granite Room

AI: Accelerating the Brain Economy

Valerie Taylor

Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Professor, Hotchkiss Brain Institute,
University of Calgary/Taylored Biotherapeutics

Adam Brown

Key Account Manager,
Amii

Aravind Ganesh

Associate Professor, Vice Chair EDIA,
Hotchkiss Brain Institute

Wilten Nicola

Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine; Full Member, Hotchkiss Brain Institute,
University of Calgary
2:00 - 2:15

Break

2:15 - 3:15

Glacier Room

Precision Medicine in Alberta: From Genome to Bedside

Trent Marx

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
MyEngene

Faisal Khan

Founder,
OncoHelix

David Ehman

Chief Technology Officer,
Qualisure Diagnostics Inc.

Robb Stoddard

President & CEO,
BioAlberta

Granite Room

Canada’s National Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Task Force: What is Canada Doing to compete globally and against Trump’s Most Favoured Nation threat

Jeremy Chorney

Director, Western Provinces,
Novartis

Michael Debolt

Director of Government Affairs,
Gilead Sciences

Hugh Scott

Executive Director, Strategic Alliances,
Innovative Medicines Canada

Robyn Henwood

Senior Consultant,
Integrated Strategic Partners

Beth Kidd

Director,
Health Coalition of Alberta
3:15 - 3:35

Event Lounge

Networking & Coffee Break

3:35 - 4:45

Glacier Room

Closing the Gender Data Gap: Will AI Advance Women’s Health or Reinforce Its Inequities?

Lindsay Robertson

Vice President, Communications, Marketing and Brand,
Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation

Mariana Pinheiro Bento

Associate Professor,
University of Calgary, Biomedical Engineering

Tracie Risling

Associate Dean, Innovation and Research,
University of Calgary

Marina Gavrilova

Professor of Computer Science,
University of Calgary

Anne Bisschop

PhD candidate,
University of Calgary

Granite Room

AI and the Search for Rare Disease: A Cross-Sector Pilot in Alberta

Jodi Goebel

Senior Consultant, Health AI,
King Strategies

Connor McDougall

Senior Business Consultant- Innovation & Business Intelligence (IBI) Dept,
Acute Care Alberta

Kim King

Interim Country President – Canada, Saventic Health and President, King Strategies,
Saventic Health, King Strategies

Aneal Khan

President / Medical Director / Chief Executive Officer,
Magic Clinic

Lana Solberg

Patient Access, Health, Policy & Partnerships,
Boehringer-Ingelheim
5:00 - 6:00

Chinook Ballroom

Networking Reception

6:00 - 9:00

Chinook Ballroom

Awards Dinner & Keynote

Handol Kim

Co-Founder & CEO,
Variational AI

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